JourneyN15
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Does anyone have any experience with repairing a small piece of carapace? I have a 4 month old hatchling that was hatched missing a small piece of carapace to the left of its tail. I believe the lack of structure is causing her prolapse problems.Two weeks ago she had a bladder prolapse. The bladder was put back in by a vet, and 4 stitches were put in, leaving a very small opening in the cloaca. After 36 hours one of the inner stitches was taken out to make enough room for elimination. She was given Metacam, a pain reliever/anti-inflammatory, for one week. Yesterday, she prolapsed again, with the 3 stitches still in. When I apply pressure where the piece of carapace is missing, things tighten up in the cloaca area and the prolapse pulls in. My vet was going to spend this evening researching and asking other vets questions about fixing the piece of carapace.
Any experience with this type of problem?
Prolapse 2 weeks ago
Prolapse today
Missing carapace
Hatching day photo
Any experience with this type of problem?
Prolapse 2 weeks ago
Prolapse today
Missing carapace
Hatching day photo